The Management: before MGMT

Sarah Leonard ’09 points out that NME has an article up about the evolution of MGMT’s song “Kids,” including various remixes and covers. She notes that this “wouldn’t be that unusual, as NME is obsessed with MGMT, but check out the end of the article – there’s a video of the band playing ‘Kids’ in 2002 or 2003 in what appears to be the upstairs room at Eclectic. Proof positive that awkward underclassmen can go on to great things.”

Check out the video:

They look maybe just a little different a la 2002/3 than they do now. Note the contrast; Sarah’s description seems apt: